The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Pain, Fatigue, and General Well-Being in Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

Çankırı Karatekin University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Laughter Yoga

Treatments: Behavioral: Laughter Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06995248

0009000956254142

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on pain, fatigue, and general well-being in cancer patients and their caregivers. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a laughter yoga intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will receive six sessions of laughter yoga over two weeks. Outcomes will be measured before and after the intervention.

Full description

Laughter yoga is a complementary mind-body practice that combines unconditional laughter with breathing techniques. It has been shown to reduce stress, improve mood, and promote psychological and physiological well-being. This randomized controlled trial will assess the effectiveness of a 6-session laughter yoga program on reducing pain and fatigue and enhancing general well-being in cancer patients and their caregivers. Participants in the experimental group will attend three sessions per week for two weeks, each lasting approximately 30-40 minutes. Outcomes will be measured before and after the intervention using validated scales.

Pain will be assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), which measures pain intensity on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain).

Fatigue will be measured using the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue (VAS-F), a validated instrument that evaluates the intensity of fatigue and its impact on daily activities.

The General Well-Being Scale is a self-report instrument used to assess an individual's overall psychological well-being.he scale includes items related to mood, emotional state, and general life satisfaction. It is typically measured using a Likert-type format, where participants rate the frequency and intensity of their feelings or experiences on a scale (e.g., from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree").

These validated scales will be administered at baseline (before the intervention) and at the end of the intervention (after the 6 sessions) to assess changes in the primary outcomes of pain, fatigue, and general well-being.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals who volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• having asthma or COPD
• being under 18 or over 65 years of age, and having any health condition or disability that impairs communication (such as visual or hearing impairments, or neurological or psychiatric disorders).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Laughter Yoga Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive a 6-session laughter yoga program over a 2-week period. Each session includes breathing exercises, intentional laughter practices, and light physical activity. The intervention is designed to reduce stress, enhance well-being, and improve pain and fatigue levels.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Laughter Yoga

control arm

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group will not receive any behavioral intervention during the study period. They will only complete the pre- and post-assessment questionnaires at the same intervals as the experimental group, allowing for outcome comparison.